im standing with the enemy
I have no idea how to start this. So im a teen, a girl, an older sister, oldest child, latina. What else? Oh yeah, i have an eating disorder and OCD. Well BDD to be more specific. I hate the way i look. You don't get it, i HATE everything about the way i physically look like. I've lost so much weight in the past ten months. My mom even threaten me to be force fed in the hospital if i didn't eat a proper meal this weekend. My parent's dont know about this. Neither do my friends. I can spend up to 2 hours in the mirror looking at myself. I cry myself to sleep at nights when people can't see me. My parents raised me not to show weakness. My friends think am a strong,independent person who's going to be a CEO. I just wanna cry and tell them to hold me. I have routines that i HAVE to follow every night. If i don't do them i beat myself up for skipping them. They have to be done on time too. My meals are eaten off of a small plate every meal. I yell at myself for getting a bite or two extra. I said was teen latina . I Medium length black hair,brown eyes, carmel tan skin. Im supposed to be haveing my 15 this summer. Im so scared to go through with this party. I have to wear a dress and show my arms and whatnot. Its a terrifing idea but i know i can get a lot of birthday money. I haven't gotten any proper assistance to my problem but i plan to pay for it myself. I kinda have to though, my family would think i am a freak if i told them. I've heard them talk about my cousin ,who goes to therapy. I know this is supposed to be our story but im kinda living mine right now. I wanna go to therapy but im scared to get meds. I wanna get help but im afraid that their going to undo everything i worked for. I want to eat a meal without regret but i don't want to feel like a pregnant woman. I want to go through a normal day without worrying about whats next on my mental schedule. I need a normal life but i don't remember what that feels like.
@Missimperfection
@windflowers
Oops, it looks like I must've pressed something wrongly. I'm so sorry!
I'm sorry to hear that you're dealing with an eating disorder -- that must be so tough. And that the people around you don't realise -- not getting the support you need must be really hard to go through, and I'm sorry to hear that you're struggling on your own! What you've said seems really hard, and I'm really, really sorry. Here's a hug for you, though!
I'm glad that you've thought of getting help -- that's the first step to getting it, which is awesome. Perhaps our eating disorders course would help you, though? Alternatively, I found five links that may help you -- one, two, three, four, and five. However, I noticed that it's been a while since you posted this -- over a year, actually. How have you been since then? How are you? I hope everything's going great!